Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-30
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aIumnI And Trusfees Discuss Ur-
gent Questtsns oE 0oIleRs rovorm.
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At the meeting of the committee OF the
alumni of Delaware college yesterday week
at the Clayton House discussion Of quss-
tionssrelating to the iptereat Cf tho college
was carried ON animatedly. All expires, ed
themselves freely. There was no gaggiug
Of opinion. The good of the institution
was clearly ut the heart of each ono pres
ent. The following members of the com
mittee were present: The Revs. Thomas
Mcdowell and Harvey Ewing, Edward II.
Eckel, William Dnhamel, q. Minot
Curtis, Esq, II. @. Knowles, Thomas
Davis, Esq, william L. Lyman, Esq,
Charles Evans and John s.. Grohe.
The main business occupying attention
was the drafting Of the resolutions to be
presented to the committee OF trustees,
Some difficulty was found in obtaining
consent to the various points of the reao-
luton. The question that the committee
OF alumni endorse the suggestion of re-
tanning Professor Harter was unanimously
adopted. When Professor VOLTS name
was brought up for action strong opposi-
ton Immediately presented itself which
Hes basod ueoa The assorted ral'glouB
views Of tbe professor.
John i. Grohe said that DIR. WSif may
be misjudged, but If the facts In tho case
were as stated, man of DR.. VOLTS char
acter should not be called to the chair Of
any college or educational institution.
Edward H. Eckel discredited the asser-
tions as to DR.. VOLTS atheism and con-
sidered that the alumni should not en-
tangle themselves in any reoommenda-
tions for membership TO the faculty from
among its old members.
Mr.Dayis was opposed to the alumni's
endorsement of DIR. Wolf. Mr.. Mcdowell
said that he should vote no, on the ground
that the alumni should recommend no
one. Messrs. Curtis, Lyman, Knowles
and Evans thought that Professor Wolf
ought to be retained for the good of the
college, and voted for the recommendR.
tipn of his re election.
The statements were made by DR..
VOLTS endorsers that he Is regular
attendant at Christian church, that he
aids In the support of the church by
paying pew rent, that his children have
been baptized and additionally that he
subscribes to missionary fund. Dis
cuBsion upon this point became rather
animated, one of the committee being
accused of opposing DR.. VOLTS endorse
ment because the members brothers ex-
pulsion had been favored by DR.. Wolf.
No opposition was made by any of the
committee on the ground of the capacity
or attainments, or either for his position
he had taken in the recent movement
which had oulminnted in the resignation
Of the president and faculty of the college.
A close vote of to 4 enabled the
alumni's resolution to contain a clause
favoring DR.. A. N. Raub as the new pres
ident of the college. Other names were
mentioned for endorsement for the college
presidency, including those of the Rev.
DR.. Glazebrook of Elizabeth, N. J and
Professor Gould of the Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, but neither re-
ceived a majority vote.
No action was taken upon the question
of asking recognition for the alumni in
matters pertaining to college government,
| it being claimed that the committee of
trustees was aot the proper body to take
the question before. All that had been
agreed to was ordered engrossed and sent
| to the committee of trustees. 1t was
understood, boweyer, that the communi-
cation would not be binding upon the
Alumni Association. It was learned also
that DIR. Glazebrook had positively for
bidden that his name be put up as a can
didate for the presidency
| The committee OF trustees met at l p.
m. in one of the Clayton House parlors.
Those present we're: Gov ernor Benjamin
Il. Biggs, Congressman Pennington, O.
Minot Curtis, Dr. O. Elton Buck, John
| u. Nicholson, John O., Stogktey, DIR.
Hugh Martin, DR.. Mustard, George @.
Evans, DIR. l.. p. Bush and Ex-Governor
Charles u. Stockley. Governor Biggs
presided and George G. Evans was Soc
/ retary.
Business was discussed with closed
doors, the main question considered being
that of the reorganization OF the faculty.
The following sent in application for the
presidency: The Rev. j. o. M. Johnston,
Easton Md, q graduate of Yale Theolog.
ical Seminary. His application enclosed
letter of recommendation from Presi-
dent Noale Porter OF Yale; Professor o.
w. Reed OF st. Johns College, Annapolis,
Md, was another applicant for the presi-
dency, as was also L. O. Oantwell of
Oxford, Md. Ex State Superintendent
of Schools Thomas N. Williams was an
applicant for one of the chairs of the
faculty. The letters were simply read
and filed, no action being taken upon
them as the committee had passed reso-
luton by a vote of six to five that no
names be accepted.
The communication from the alumni
committee was also received, read. and
ordered filed without any action being
taken upon IL.
The chief business accomplished by the
trustees committee was In the defeating
of motion that none of the names Of the
faculty recently resigned be considered
when the question of reorganization il
/, taken up. This motion was defested by
close vote of 6 to s Tho discussion OF
tending that result was attained only
/ after protraoted argument, the voices IL
: animated discussion on either side being
clearly heard in the Clayton House hall
way. The result of this vote Is that DR.
Caldwell and any others of the facult.
! are now eligible for re-appointment.
!, A motion was also passed that all tn
: names sent In for any position In the re
organized faculty be presented at tn
next meeting of the trustees committe
which meets in Dover to-day.